Violence is something that is all around us. We here at Everyday Gamers wanted to address the issue of Media Violence. In particularity, in this first article, we want to address how Video Games are misunderstood and how video games compare to other forms of media violence. In 2005, the Kaiser Family Foundation surveyed 2032 children from grades 3 through 12. This survey is just a minuet part... more.

You ever notice people like nice, defined labels? As much as we like to pretend we live in a world full of shades of gray, we usually see it in black and white. People are Republican or Democrat, Conservative or Liberal, outgoing or introverted. We use these labels because they help simplify the world around us, even if they do sometimes lead to an us versus them mentality. As Gamers, we use th... more.

2009 graced us with many great titles, but 2009 is gone. Let's take a look at what 2010 has in store for us. The writers of Everyday Gamers have each made a list of their top 6 most anticipated titles of 2010. Laren Hawkins: MGS: Peace Walker - Being the proud new owner of a PSP Go, I am really looking forward to Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker. I have played the demo and while it is challeng... more.

It's that time of year. The time where everyone gets together and starts to put together their year in review articles and podcasts. If you caught podcast 41, you heard what we at Everyday Gamers feel were some fo the biggest news stories of the year. We have at least one more year in review podcast coming, but when it comes to these kind of lists, there is one that is expected from every video ga... more.

This is the third in our series of articles about GameStop. In the Case Against Gamestop articles, we explained from both a Customer and Employee perspective just why we at Everyday Gamers have taken such a strong stand against the company. The biggest video game retailer in North America has not exactly helped its case since then by breaking street dates on major holiday titles. If it was possibl... more.

Digital Distribution is definitely starting to be a new trend in gaming. However, unlike motion controls, I am more apt as a gamer to move with this trend. Digital distribution is not something new to the consumers however. The 360 uses it with movies, even Xbox originals. while there are very successful forms of digital distribution i.e. Steam, it can also be a gamble i.e. PSP Go. So what are our... more.

By now, you are probably aware of the controversy over street dates for games. Certain GameStops were ordered by their corporate office to break the November 10th street date for Modern Warfare 2, sighting retailers in the area who had already broken the sale date on what is expected to be the biggest game this year. Then last week, a few stores in Jersey City broke street date on Assassin's Creed... more.

I am proud to announce that we have officially released our brand new HD video podcast titled "The Fishbowl". The Fishbowl will be a bite-sized podcast showcasing one video game per episode. We are willing to take requests if you have any. The Fishbowl is available on our YouTube page at: http://www.youtube.com/everydaygamers or via iTunes at this link http://bit.ly/4JJYhN so that you can view it ... more.

There have been many reviews that we have intended to get up on the website. I personally have been needing to get several up, including the long overdue review of Street Fighter IV. It just seems like so many things come up. and the next thing we know, it's so late that getting the reviews up just seems...cheapened somehow. So I started thinking about a way to make it all work. To get the vari... more.

Welcome to our second Case Against GameStop article. If the first one, we looked at how GameStop as a whole does not really focus on helping the customers. Whether it is giving next to nothing for trade or selling preorders to people who did not pre-order them, the company has a history of not considering its customers first. Still, that is only half the case against the company. The other half... more.

It's no secret that we here at Everyday Gamers do not have a very high opinion of GameStop. Whether we're discussing problems with the company with Nick Sutner in our podcast or encouraging you to look around for alternatives, we have made it clear that we are not too happy with the leader in video game retail. What might not be so clear is why we do not like GameStop. Sure, we mentioned some of o... more.

Gaming music has always had a place in my heart. I remember grabbing my boom box and taping the intro to One on One: Jordan VS Bird and playing the drop ship level from Aliens over and over again because I was entranced with the music. As systems and sound cards improved, so did the music, and now I find myself adding game soundtracks to my glowing collection of Anime and Movie scores. Does t... more.

Another year is upon us and with the new year comes the inevitably long list of anticipated games. It already appears as if 2009 is going to be another great year for gamers (and more bad news for my bank account). With titles like Street Fighter 4, Killzone 2, Resident Evil 5, Heavy Rain, etc. - which games are the must have day-one releases? Have no fear. The staff of Everyday Gamers have com... more.

Well, boys and girls 2008 is in the books, but instead of jumping straight into the new year we thought it would be nice to reflect back on the top games of last year. We are living during an incredible time as gamers and last year was no exception as we witnessed top tier sequels and incredible new I.P.s. There were surprises and disappointments, but what games did we feel shaped up to be the bes... more.

So there I stood on Tuesday, November 25, at one of the few GameStops I could stand. I was patiently waiting for the worker to go trough his shipment and find my copy of Chrono Trigger DS. Though I was pleased with the customer service, the fact that he had not even had a chance to get to the shipment on a day a game as big as this one was coming out just reminded me of why I was happy this was go... more.